Posts by Rocky McElhaney
Boating Accidents and Recreation Accidents Liability
The spring season begins with tragedy as a rescue effort turns into a recovery effort in search of the body of Jeremy Cross, the first victim of 2016 lost to leisure boating accident. As Nashville gets geared up for another season of lake-bound boating, canoeing, paddle-boarding and waterside fun, The Rocky McElhaney Law Firm…
Read MoreSmyrna Head-On Collision Wreck Victim Writes Rocky McElhaney Law Firm a Moving 5-Star Review
Montoya Taylor knows tragedy well. She was one of six ladies who were in an SUV that was hit head-on by a drunk driver in Smyrna, Tennessee back in 2014. But she, nor her friends have let the tragedy of the wreck dictate their lives. Below is the honest and moving review that she wrote…
Read MoreTornadoes, Floods and Now Earthquakes in Tennessee? What You Should Know About the Probability of the Big One Along the Madrid Fault Line
We don’t take our job of helping people lightly. We are very grateful for all the notoriety we’ve received for our work as trial lawyers fighting for the fair compensation injury victims deserve. Part of our duty in being able to reach so many folks across Tennessee and the US is to keep them aware…
Read MoreAntioch Man Flees the Scene of Collision and Causes Another Fatal Collision on Bell Road
A man was charged in a ‘horrific’ 6-car fatal crash at a busy Antioch intersection after previously fleeing scene of another accident. A horrific crash yesterday evening in Antioch, Tennessee claimed the life of 66 year-old John Kurtz of Antioch and injured 6 others. Police said, 30 year-old John Hullett the driver of a…
Read MoreMourning Tennesseans Left with Questions About Tourist Attraction Safety After Pigeon Forge Helicopter Crash Kills Five
The sightseeing helicopter tour crash that took five lives on Monday afternoon in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee has been on everyone’s mind. Tuesday night, police released the names of the five young victims who were tragically killed. Passengers, Johna Morvant, 49, and her two children, Peyton, 22, and Parker Rasmussen, 18, were also on board along…
Read MoreTennessee Senate Says “No Guns Allowed” Signs Can Hurt People Too- and Businesses Who Post Them Will Be Held Responsible For Injury-Related Incidents
Guns, gun rights, gun safety, and really any discussion about the role of firearms in our society have become a bit of a “third rail” topic in recent years. While we here at Rocky McElhaney Law Firm will keep our personal stances and politics to ourselves, there is an important issue in the news right…
Read MoreHow a Case of Mistaken Identity Led to an Unnecessary Surgery – on a Baby
You read that right. The University Medical Center in Lebanon, Tennessee, performed an unnecessary surgical procedure on a newborn baby in December of 2015. The pediatrician performed a frenulectomy on Jennifer Melton’s son Nate when it should have been performed on another newborn child. The doctor admitted that he made a mistake to Ms. Melton,…
Read MoreShould Prescription Drugs be Advertised Directly to Consumers?
Did you know that Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) pharmaceutical drug advertising is banned in all other countries except the United States, New Zealand and Canada? The US makes up 5% of the world’s population but accounts for 42% of global prescription drug spending. Coincidence? I think not. Catchy and memorable prescription drug television ads targeting consumers have…
Read MoreThe Real Road Warriors: TDOT’s “Big Yellow” HELP Program’s Incident Responders to the Rescue!
Often under-publicized and under-appreciated, TDOT’s Highway Incident Response Unit, is one of Tennessee’s most dangerous and heroic public service professions. Here are some interesting facts about our state’s courageous, road-wise wranglers. Navigate this post: Who are they? “Move over” it’s the law The high cost of this dangerous job HELP in numbers What’s the HELP…
Read MoreA Student’s Phenomenal Recovery After Horrific Brain Injury and What it Means for TBI Sufferers- The Dylan Williams’ Story
Sirens rang out at 8:30pm in Medford, Massachusetts in early November of 2012 when an ambulance was dispatched to a Pedestrian accident at Powder House Boulevard and Packard Avenue. 21-year old Dylan Williams had just been struck by a car in the crosswalk. The college junior was walking home from the Tufts University Library when…
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